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3. The universe and its origins
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The human need to understand
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| When so much poverty, so much war has existed in the world for thousands of years, why has so much effort been expended on a quest that still has not yielded a definitive unified answer? | ||
| Scientists in the associated field of particle (small pieces of matter) research tell us that at the heart of their quest is to find a unified model of the universe that will give humanity unprecedented capacity to change matter to its own ends. | ||
| They point to the tremendous energy locked away in every atom, in every piece of rock and structure throughout the universe. | ||
| They describe a future where humanity one day, through knowing the secrets of why? what? how? of the universe would allow human beings the ability to create clean and endless power supplies, create food from matter, to possibly even travel back or forward in time. | ||
| Given the current state of the life ecosystem of Earth and humanity's desire to sustain, the unlocking of such secrets they say would help the human species overcome its shackles and truly give us real hope of surviving well into the future. | ||
| From the perspective of the basic modern human psyche, the quest for understanding, we are told, is about discovering our position and overall purpose in the grand design of the universe. | ||
| We are told by philosophers and organized religions that the answers for such questions give meaning to our existence and provide some underlying rules for the living of human life. | ||
| Certainly, we live in an age where many traditional approaches seem to be failing. In the wealthiest countries, it is the most educated that control the majority of wealth. But, you only have to step outside your home and visit a convenience store, or a cafe, or a friends house to hear people talk about how "unhappy" and "unfulfilled" their lives or maybe the life of someone they know might appear. | ||
| Lately, it appears that every few months a new survey points to the poor state of mental health and explosion of mental illnesses in every country across the globe. We are told that teenage suicide rates in certain countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK for example, have never been higher. | ||
| These reasons and our own individual curiosity continues to push us to seek answers to the fundamental questions:- Why was the universe created? Who or what created the universe? For what purpose? What is the universe ultimately made of? | ||
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